Arnott pushes for the construction of Morriston bypass

Guelph Mercury

MORRISTON — Wellington-Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott is pushing for the construction of the Morriston bypass to get underway within the next five years.

On Oct. 4, Arnott tabled a resolution in the Ontario Legislature calling upon the Ministry of Transportation to place the Highway 6 Morriston bypass project onto the Ministry’s five-year investment plan for highway construction.

The resolution also requested the ministry to support immediate measures to calm highway traffic through Morriston in the Township of Puslinch.

The resolution means the Morriston bypass issue will be considered business before the House, a news release from the MPP’s office said.

The Ontario government has budgeted $2.4 billion for highway infrastructure for the 2012-13 fiscal year, the release said.